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MN — 2008 Election Cycle
Campaign finance in MN during 2008
Total Raised
$72,376,989
Total Donated
$1,987,020
Candidates
38
Individual Donors
334
Party Receipts in 2008
DEM $5,948,581
REP $28,896,303
Top Candidates in MN (2008)
| Name | Party | Office | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANKEN, AL | DFL | Senate | $22,502,124 |
| COLEMAN, NORM | REP | Senate | $19,298,843 |
| CIRESI, MICHAEL V | DFL | Senate | $3,962,273 |
| BACHMANN, MICHELE | REP | House | $3,493,814 |
| TINKLENBERG, ELWYN GLENN | DFL | House | $2,968,322 |
| PAULSEN, ERIK | REP | House | $2,781,440 |
| MADIA, JIGAR ASHWIN | DFL | House | $2,734,895 |
| WALZ, TIMOTHY J. | DEM | House | $2,732,743 |
| OBERSTAR, JAMES L HON. | DFL | House | $1,995,757 |
| ELLISON, KEITH MAURICE | DEM | House | $1,529,450 |
| KLINE, JOHN P. | REP | House | $1,464,912 |
| PETERSON, COLLIN C | DFL | House | $1,218,270 |
| DAVIS, BRIAN JAMES | REP | House | $1,097,205 |
| MCCOLLUM, BETTY | DEM | House | $722,059 |
| NELSON-PALLMEYER, JACK | DEM | Senate | $614,233 |
| SARVI, STEPHEN TODD | DFL | House | $559,477 |
| BONOFF, TERRI | DFL | House | $475,623 |
| FARIS, PRISCILLA LORD | DFL | Senate | $427,322 |
| OLSON, ROBERT A | DEM | House | $271,621 |
| DAY, DICK | REP | House | $267,443 |
| DEMMER, RANDY LEE | REP | House | $239,971 |
| BARKLEY, DEAN MALCOLM | IND | Senate | $163,358 |
| DILLON, DAVID G | IND | House | $161,185 |
| HOVLAND, JAMES BARRIE | DFL | House | $140,984 |
| HILL, ROBERT ANTHONY | DFL | House | $125,546 |
Top Donors in MN (2008)
| # | Name | Total | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAYTON, MARK | $87,800 | CONSULTANT |
| 2 | MILLER, RICHARD | $63,208 | RICHARD MILLER ASSOC |
| 3 | ERICKSON, JOHN | $53,414 | I C SYSTEMS |
| 4 | HAMM, EDWARD H MR | $50,600 | THE NORTHLAND COMPANY |
| 5 | MACMILLAN, WHITNEY | $49,550 | BUSINESS EXECUTIVE |
| 6 | HARRIS, DAVID | $45,380 | — |
| 7 | JOHNSON, CHARLES | $43,975 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK |
| 8 | GOODMAN, JOHN | $41,145 | — |
| 9 | COLEMAN, GEORGE E | $37,700 | — |
| 10 | COWLES, SAGE FULLER | $36,800 | HOMEMAKER |
| 11 | KELLER, STEPHEN A MR | $36,500 | — |
| 12 | DAYTON, MARK B | $35,200 | — |
| 13 | COWLES, SAGE F | $34,150 | DANCER |
| 14 | MORRISON, CLINTON MR | $33,400 | THE HOLDING CO |
| 15 | COWLES, RUSSELL | $31,300 | — |
| 16 | DAYTON, MARY LEE | $29,900 | REQUESTED |
| 17 | DAHLBERG, KENNETH H MR | $28,300 | PRESIDENT |
| 18 | ANDERSON, DOUGLAS | $26,999 | ANDERSON AUTOMATICS INC |
| 19 | LUDWICK, WILLIAM | $26,300 | RETIRED |
| 20 | DAYTON, BRUCE B | $24,500 | INVEST PEC/BANKER |
| 21 | CLEVELAND, CHARLES | $24,235 | INVESTMENTS |
| 22 | JOHNSON, FRANK | $23,786 | FARMER |
| 23 | COWLES, JOHN | $23,600 | RETIRED |
| 24 | GROSSMAN, JEAN | $21,500 | — |
| 25 | GOODMAN, SIDNEY | $21,100 | — |